KEY POINTS Chapter 24
Essential Question: What was characteristic about the pattern of European
imperialism?
Identify:
sepoys
British Raj
settlement colonies
tropical dependencies
contested settler colonies
Cecil Rhodes Boers
White Dominions
1. What were European motives for overseas expansion in the 18th century?
2. What were European motives for overseas expansion after 1800?
The Shift to Land Empires in Asia
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What key battle helped the British gain control of the Bengal region? When?
What empire was finally broken down as the British consolidated rule in India?
Why were the British so successful against the Indian princes?
How were Indian soldiers being used by the British?
Why did the British government start passing reform laws in the 1790’s?
What were some of the major reforms made in India by the British in the 19 th century?
In Depth
1. Why did the colonizers begin to educate the colonized?
2. What resulted in the colonies form the establishment of Western style schools?
Industrial Rivalries and the Partition of the World, 1870-1914
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Why did the political leaders of Europe see colonies as a necessity?
Why did the political leaders of European nations have a greater role in the conquest of
colonies in the later half of the 19th century?
What new technologies gave the Europeans the advantage in warfare and colonization?
2. How did some African and Asian peoples respond to the imposition of colonial rule?
3. What nation controlled the Philippines by the beginning of the 20 th century?
4. What was Europe’s relationship with China, Persia, and the Middle East at the close of
the 19th century?
Patterns of Dominance: Continuity and Change
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Describe the economic and social relationship between Europeans and the colonies in the
late 19th century.
Describe the divide-and-rule strategy.
Explain how native peoples were used in the administration of colonies.
How were colonized people made to work for the Europeans?
What became characteristic about the economies of the colonies?
What changes in agriculture occurred in the colonies?
What was common about the European settlement of Canada, Australia, and South
Africa?
When did the British annex South Africa?
Why did the Boers and the British not get along in South Africa?